1000 Chairs
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More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto via Verner Panton to Eva Zeisel; from Art Nouveau to(...)
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More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto via Verner Panton to Eva Zeisel; from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the phenomenon of the chair is so complex that it requires a reference work as comprehensive as this to do it full justice. They are all here: Thonet's bentwood chairs and Hoffmann's sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair and Ron Arad's avant-garde armchairs. The book, a slightly abbreviated version of our classic title "1000 Chairs", devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chairs and their designers. A special treat for anyone who loves design and a must for collectors!
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Design for the 21st century
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How do today's best designers see the future of design? Including a cross section of the world's most influential designers, this guide explores cutting edge product design, furniture, ceramics, appliances, electronics, glassware, and textiles.
Design for the 21st century
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How do today's best designers see the future of design? Including a cross section of the world's most influential designers, this guide explores cutting edge product design, furniture, ceramics, appliances, electronics, glassware, and textiles.
Interior Design
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The Scottish architect, designer and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928) was one of the early pioneers of modern architecture and design. His multifaceted œuvre is an important link between the movement towards artistic reform in Britain and continental Modernism. Mackintosh’s avant-garde designs for the Glasgow school of art, the legendary Willow tea rooms or(...)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1868-1928
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The Scottish architect, designer and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928) was one of the early pioneers of modern architecture and design. His multifaceted œuvre is an important link between the movement towards artistic reform in Britain and continental Modernism. Mackintosh’s avant-garde designs for the Glasgow school of art, the legendary Willow tea rooms or the Hill house in Helensburgh are a blend of functional simplicity and poetic decorative details. The result is a cool elegance which combines "mysticism and aestheticism with a strong touch of lilac ... and a gentle sensuality". In addition to his architectural works, this book focuses on Mackintosh’s famous interiors and also on his often neglected textile designs and watercolours.
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Contemporary graphic design
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This compendium showcases the work of 100 of the world's most progressive graphic designers, from the hard-hitting political messages of Jonathan Barnbrook to the lyrical digital compositions of Peter Saville to the iconoclastic imagery of Stefan Sagmeister. Alongside the array of visually stunning and thought-provoking advertisements, CD covers, posters, packaging,(...)
Graphic Design and Typography
September 2007, Köln, New York, London, Paris
Contemporary graphic design
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This compendium showcases the work of 100 of the world's most progressive graphic designers, from the hard-hitting political messages of Jonathan Barnbrook to the lyrical digital compositions of Peter Saville to the iconoclastic imagery of Stefan Sagmeister. Alongside the array of visually stunning and thought-provoking advertisements, CD covers, posters, packaging, websites, and corporate identities are texts by each designer expressing his or her individual approach to graphic design practice as well as personal insights into the motivations that lie behind the work. An accompanying introductory essay highlights the current issues surrounding graphic design practice, from the ascendancy of digital tools to the amorality of consumerism. By presenting a provocative survey of the latest, most experimental and forward-looking graphic design from around the globe, this book provides a snapshot of where the discipline stands today and hopefully offers directions for its future.
Graphic Design and Typography
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An early version of the slide projector and an immediate predecessor of narrative cinema, the magic lantern provided the lens through which late-nineteenth century Europe and America viewed and imagined the world. Magic lantern slide shows were a popular, entertaining and educational way for people to learn about the world beyond their own horizons, and from Cairo to(...)
Memories of a lost world : travels through the magic lantern
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An early version of the slide projector and an immediate predecessor of narrative cinema, the magic lantern provided the lens through which late-nineteenth century Europe and America viewed and imagined the world. Magic lantern slide shows were a popular, entertaining and educational way for people to learn about the world beyond their own horizons, and from Cairo to Delhi to Adelaide and Cape Town, intrepid European and American photographers traveled to all corners of the world to document its peoples and customs. Now, for the first time, images of original magic lantern slides have been brought together in a single publication. Memories of a Lost World: Travels through the Magic Latern takes the reader back to a pre-globalised world in which regional customs and national cultures were as distinctive as they were diverse. From the bustling streets of Victorian London and the ruins of ancient Egypt to the temples of Japan and the tribesmen of New Guinea, Memories of a Lost World explores the world through a captivating collection of over 800 magic lantern slide images. This volume is not only an important source of primary historical information, but also conveys something of what the world was like before the advent of television and mass travel.
Transportation, Tourism, Migration
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La chaise est sans doute la pièce de mobilier la plus propice à l’inventivité : alliant, dans sa fonction même, l’utile à l’agréable, elle était destinée à marquer l’histoire du design. C’est ce que démontre ce nouvel ouvrage des spécialistes Charlotte et Peter Fiell, qui présente les 1 000 chaises les plus novatrices du monde, de 1800 à nos jours, dessinées par les(...)
Chaises: 1000 chefs-d'oeuvre du design du XIXe siècle à nos jours
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La chaise est sans doute la pièce de mobilier la plus propice à l’inventivité : alliant, dans sa fonction même, l’utile à l’agréable, elle était destinée à marquer l’histoire du design. C’est ce que démontre ce nouvel ouvrage des spécialistes Charlotte et Peter Fiell, qui présente les 1 000 chaises les plus novatrices du monde, de 1800 à nos jours, dessinées par les plus grands designers, d’Alvar Aalto à Marco Zanuso.
Industrial Design
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What are the defining elements of form, function, and aesthetics at the turn of the millennium? In response to these questions, editors have put together a book on cutting-edge product design, furniture, ceramics, glassware, and textiles. "Design du XXIe siècle" recense par ordre alphabétique près de cent designers (Ron Arad, Jaspar Morrison, Philippe Starck,…). Ils(...)
Designing the 21st century / Le design du 21è siècle
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What are the defining elements of form, function, and aesthetics at the turn of the millennium? In response to these questions, editors have put together a book on cutting-edge product design, furniture, ceramics, glassware, and textiles. "Design du XXIe siècle" recense par ordre alphabétique près de cent designers (Ron Arad, Jaspar Morrison, Philippe Starck,…). Ils présentent leur état de esprit et expliquent comment ils envisagent l’avenir du design.
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How do today's brightest and best designers see the future of design? What are the defining elements of form, function, and aesthetics at the turn of the millennium? In response to these questions, the editors put together the definitive book on cutting-edge product design, furniture, ceramics, glassware, and textiles.
Designing the 21st century / Le design du 21ième siècle
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How do today's brightest and best designers see the future of design? What are the defining elements of form, function, and aesthetics at the turn of the millennium? In response to these questions, the editors put together the definitive book on cutting-edge product design, furniture, ceramics, glassware, and textiles.
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October 2001, Cologne
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Scandinavian design
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This book includes a detailed look at Scandinavian furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, metalware and industrial design from 1900 to the present day, with in-depth entries on over 200 designers and design-led companies, plus essays on the similarities and differences in approach between Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.
Scandinavian design
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This book includes a detailed look at Scandinavian furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, metalware and industrial design from 1900 to the present day, with in-depth entries on over 200 designers and design-led companies, plus essays on the similarities and differences in approach between Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.
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Design industriel A-Z
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Le design industriel conjugue ingénierie, technologie, fabrication, procédés, matériaux et esthétique dans des solutions de design produites mécaniquement et qui transforment profondément notre environnement. Passant en revue les produits de grande consommation, emballages, moyens de transport, équipements médicaux ou sportifs, cet ouvrage complet retrace l'évolution du(...)
Design industriel A-Z
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Le design industriel conjugue ingénierie, technologie, fabrication, procédés, matériaux et esthétique dans des solutions de design produites mécaniquement et qui transforment profondément notre environnement. Passant en revue les produits de grande consommation, emballages, moyens de transport, équipements médicaux ou sportifs, cet ouvrage complet retrace l'évolution du design industriel de la révolution industrielle à nos jours. Soulignant l'apport décisif des grandes figures du design, fabricants, designers ou inventeurs, d'AEG à Zeppelin, ce travail de référence apporte une information biographique et historique détaillée, illustrée de plus de 1000 photos en couleur.
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